Lawsuit: If either party rejects the Appraiser’s Report, then a jury trial can be demanded. If the party demanding the jury trial does not recover a verdict more favorable than the appraiser’s report, then that party required to pay attorneys fees.

Compliance of the Oklahoma Surface Damages Act is enforced through the imposition of treble (triple) damages. If a surface owner proves that the Operator failed to post a bond, send notice before entering premises, agree on damages or petition to appoint appraisers, then court may treble the damages assessed by appraisers or jury.